Elaine King's Real Estate Blog

This great spring-like weather we are having, along with the blooming of the trees and tulips is giving us the feeling of spring; and thus the start of the house buying season.  More folks are now out looking at homes on the weekends and showing an interest in purchasing.

If you are over 55 and looking for an active-adult community, Summerset in Brentwood is a purchase option that should be considered. New listings come on the market weekly, and homes priced under $300K are in strong demand.  Summerset has 4 communities, each with a clubhouse, pool, hot tub, billiard tables, and many activities to keep as busy.  A monthly newsletter provides residents a list of activities going on at all four (4) locations  Some of the fun includes local day trips, gambling buses, international tours, bunko, pinochle, poker, tennis, weight control, line dancing, bocce, poker, ceramics and more.  The award-winning Summerset singers are also a fun group to join! 

Currently, there are 20 homes for sale; sizes from a 968 sq ft duet with a one-car garage to a 2600 sq ft golf course home with a three-car garage.  Most Summerset homes are gently used and need only minor touch-up prior to unloading your furniture.  To view all current Summerset homes for sale click here!  (Link is only good for 30 days)

Give me a call or email for more information, as I live in Summerset!

Happy Super Bowl weekend!  A great time to get together with friends, even if football in not your sport.  This year, there will be 2 Super Bowl parties at Summerset!  So, if you want your own house party; without the mess, you can share the fun with others at the clubhouse! 

Summerset is an “over 55” active adult community (50 miles east of San Francisco).  We are a community of 2,000 gently-used homes that were built from 1994-2004.  Resale homes currently run from $180K to $545K.  Here is a link to these homes.

 In addition, a resale at Trilogy Vineyards is on this list at $629K. Trilogy (Shea’s active lifestyle community) is a new destination to live for those wanting a resort location.  Trilogy has fabulous NEW home designs from 1465 to over 2800 square feet, and prices starting just under $400K. 

 Do you want to hear a great real estate statistic? Currently, there are 25 ACTIVE homes on the MLS in both Summerset & Trilogy.  This is only 1% of all homes in all the communities!   

Enjoy your weekend, the game, and those fun Super Bowl commercials.  If you want more information on Brentwood’s “over 55” communities, let me know.